Sydney, Oct. 25 -- Harshit Rana's scorching four-wicket haul left Australia gobsmacked and forced them to fumble on 236 with 20 balls to spare on a batting-friendly turf at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the third ODI on Saturday.

Under pressure and with questions around his place in the team, Harshit silenced his critics by leaving Australia's batting unit jolted with his sizzling figures of 4/39 in an 8.4-over spell.

Australia's stand-in captain, Mitchell Marsh and swashbuckler Travis Head exploited Sydney's hard strip in the powerplay. Head drew the first blood in the third over with a flick to find the first four.

Marsh joined the party as the destructive duo staged a boundary fest and toyed with India's field. Head crossed the 3...